Malaria revision

Which protist causes malaria?

• plasmodium
• anopheles
• trypanosoma
• chagas

Which mosquito carries the protist which causes malaria?

• anopheles
• plasmodium
• trichonympha
• toxoplamosis

What is the 1st stage of malaria infection?

• sporozoite
• gametocyte
• merozoite
• plasmodiocyte

What is the 2nd stage of malaria?

• merozoite
• gametocyte
• sporozoite
• mosquito bite

Which mosquito drinks blood?

• female
• male
• both male and female
• mosquitoes don't drink blood

In stage one of malaria where does the protist go after the mosquito bites a human?

• liver
• red blood cells
• eggs and sperm
• brain

Where does the protist that causes malaria go in stage 2 of malaria?

• red blood cells
• liver
• brain
• mosquito gut

The human represents the _________ host for Plasmodium since _____________ reproduction occurs at this site.

• intermediate .....asexual
• intermediate....sexual
• definitive....asexual
• definitive......sexual

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

The Plasmodium life-cycle stage produced during the liver stage is called the 

• gametocyte
• merozoite
• sporozoite
• trypanosoma

The intermediate host enables the parasite to

• make many copies of itself
• fertilize their gametes